Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar Workbook (2nd Edition)

Expressing sequence

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Before going to sleep:

a. does homework

b. watches television

c. calls a friend on the phone

d. bathes

e. reads email

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3 Write complete Mandarin sentences using ԛ੄/ԛᗂ yvhòu and Ҽ le to
describe what ቅ⧁ Xifo Wáng plans to do after taking her test.
Example: eat icecream → ቅ⧁㘹Ҽѣᮽԛ੄ᜩਹߦ⏽␁Ⱦ
ቅ⧁㘹Ҽѣᮽԛᗂᜩਹߦ⏽␁Ⱦ
Xito Wáng kto le Zhrngwén yvhòu xifng
chq bqngqilín.
a. watch a movie
b. drink coffee
c. sleep
d. study with friends
e. play tennis [ᢉ㖇⨹/ᢉ9日⨹ df wfngqiú]
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4 Write complete Mandarin sentences using ԛ੄/ԛᗂ yvhòu, ቧ jiù, and Ҽ le
to describe what each of the following people say they will do after they
graduate.
Example:ቅ⧁ Xifo Wáng: → ቅ⧁∋Ҽѐԛ੄ቧᆜ⌋ᮽȾ
study French ቅ⧁⮘Ҽᾣԛᗂቧᆮ⌋ᮽȾ
Xito Wáng bì le yè yvhòu jiù xué Ftwén.
a. ⧁咅伔/⧁厢休 Wáng Péngfbi: travel
b. ᕖ㤯/ᕫ㱁 Zhang Píng: look for a job
c. 䱾⧡⧨/䲩⧡⧨ Chén Méilíng: get married
d. ᗆѹᓭ Xú Nfikang: attend graduate school
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5 Translate these sentences into English, capturing the meaning contributed by
ᢃ cái in each sentence.
a. ᡇᱞཟᲐрॷж⛯ঀᢃ⶗㿿Ⱦ
ᡇᱞཟᲐрॷж唔ঀᢃ⶗㿰Ⱦ
Wi zuótian wfnshang shíyc difn bàn cái shuì jiào.
b. 㘹䈋ᔶခԛ੄ԌᢃᶛȾ
㘹䂜䯁ခԛᗂԌᢃּȾ
Kfoshì kaishh yhhòu ta cái lái.